Wladimir Kaminer
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Wladimir Kaminer, (born July 19, 1967), is a Russian-born German short story writer, columnist, and disc jockey.
Kaminer was born in Moscow, and, after initially training as an audio engineer, went on to study dramaturgy at the Moscow Institute of Theater. Following the collapse of the Berlin Wall, Kaminer emigrated to Prenzlauer Berg, a district of Berlin, with his wife in 1990.
From the late 1990s onward, Kaminer became a prime mover in Berlin's art and literature scenes based at the reopened Kaffee Burger. He holds regular readings at the cafe, and also contributes regularly to various German literary organs, particularly ZDF-morgenmagazin. Kaminer also hosts a weekly radio show, called Wladimir's World, on Sender Freies Berlin's RADIOmultikulti, a station aimed at immigrants in Germany. Kaminer also regularly DJs at his "Russendiskos", during which he exclusively plays music by Russian bands. These discos originally began at the Kaffee Burger, but now also occasionally tour Germany.
Despite it not being his first language, Kaminer's entire literary output is in German.
Kaminer is working on a book titled Scherbengarten, where he compiles funny short stories about the typical German vegetable garden.
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- Russian Disco (2000)
- Schönhauser Allee (2001)
- Militärmusik (2001)
- Die Reise nach Trulala (2002)
- Mein deutsches Dschungelbuch (2003)
- Ich mache mir Sorgen, Mama (2004)
- Karaoke (2005)
- Küche totalitär. Das Kochbuch des Sozialismus (2006)
